Rev Dr Jacky Sewell, a long-time Anglican ministry educator and youth ministry leader believes that looking to heaven through icons can lead Christians into a profound way of approaching Christ in prayer. She shared her vision for the role of icons in spirituality and formation in a conversation with Julanne Clarke-Morris this week.
Christians around the world and across Aotearoa New Zealand are taking up a challenge to fast, pray and demand more action from Governments as they press for more humanitarian aid access to Gaza.
Anglican youth staff from Tikanga Pākehā are calling on Anglicans to initiate a wave of prayer from 25 May starting at 5pm, centred on praying for young people and their local communities.
Dappled sunlight warmed a joyful congregation at St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday, as they gathered to witness the ordination and installation of Ven Dr Anne van Gend as the 11th Anglican Bishop of Dunedin.
• Watch the installation service livestream at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
Christ Church Cathedral has opened its doors once again to the people of Christchurch, this time to host an art exhibition that features places in Christchurch's centre city that were once loved and now lost.
Diocese of Wellington communications manager David Cross is helping churches to use the time-saving and creative benefits of Artificial Intelligence through a new e-bulletin: "The Smart Parish".
• Sign up to the Smart Parish bulletin here
Ross McQueen's faithful service to the Christchurch City Mission has strengthened the Mission's ability to care for people who are struggling for almost half a century. This New Year's Honours his years of faithful service gained him Membership in the New Zealand Order of Merit.
The Wellington City Mission team are celebrating this week as roughly four weeks after the opening of their new building, Whakamaru, the Mission has raised the full $50 million required to pay for its transformative new community services hub.
The Diocese of Dunedin electoral synod has elected the Ven Dr Anne van Gend to lead the people of Otago and Southland as the 11th Bishop of Dunedin.
• Archbishops' official announcement letter
• Diocese of Dunedin announcement
• New Bishop elected for Otago-Southland
